State budget debacle only just beginningHow will lawmakers deal with a $1.4 billion budget hole next year? For starters, Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols said that the current spending and hiring freezes in place could eithe...

More GOP wins, More GOP problemsUneasy lies the head that wears a crown. That’s as much true in Shakespeare as it is in Louisiana politics. Republican Party insiders, following a massive wave of conservative wins in the state, ar...

Another poster child for wasteBy John Kennedy, State Treasurer As if we needed another example of government waste, a New Orleans nonprofit appears to be the poster child for what can go wrong when an organization receives too ...

Welcome and enjoy the Christmas FestivalNatchitoches Christmas Festival. Those magical words have created excitement and enthusiasm for generations of local folks and visitors from across the nation and world, and the community is poised...

Letter to the Editor:Dear Editor: In 2008 people said that Candidate Obama was a Muslim and was not a citizen of the United States. At the present these statements are still being used. These statements were not true i...

Vitter; Nungesser-Young lead early 2015 pollVoters, obviously, are not yet tuned into the 2015 ballot, despite the intriguing races it will host. But that didn't stop the Metairie-based research firm Multi-Quest from going into the field for...